episode_0072

23. Those who leave and those who stay (2)

” Huh~ Is that so? ”

” Charlotte… This is… a physiological phenomenon… ”

I turned my body towards the door and approached him.

Hyunseok, who moves slowly, one step at a time, avoids my gaze and flinches every time I approach him.

I felt like playing a prank on him, but I was in a hurry because of the call I just got, so I just walked up to his face.

“Sigh!” he said and turned around.

” Now, since this is the situation, you can let it slide, okay? Okay? ”

” Huh…? Yeah. ”

‘I told you that was a really cute reaction? More than that, huh~ It’s because of me… ‘

An unknown sensation rises from below my navel and tickles my heart.

I wanted to get lost in that feeling, but I decided to put it off until next time and quickly headed to the exhibition hall.

Hyunseok also seemed to have gotten better, as he came to my side and started running with me.

” So what’s the situation now? ”

” I think there were no casualties because Sister Jinhee was there and responded quickly. However, the people who were capable of fighting were outside the building, organizing and guarding… ”

” You’re saying that you’re just holding on? Got it! ”

I continued to speed up and ran towards the exhibition hall.

As I got closer, I could hear people screaming and wolves howling, which made me move my legs faster.

As I was almost at the exhibition hall, I heard a sound like glass breaking and the screams of people became louder, so I kicked open the exhibition hall door.

When I opened the door, what I saw was Jinhee, who seemed to have been blocking it with her powers, but was no longer able to stop it and was trapped in the clutches of the devil.

He quickly threw Durandal from his hand, knocked down the demon that was on top of his sister, and raised her up.

” Are you okay? ”

” Oh… Thank you…! Ugh, I thought I was going to die. ”

I patted her as she looked at me with slightly teary eyes and checked the situation.

Fortunately, it seemed like the capable people were somehow preventing anyone from approaching, so aside from the guy who ran towards Jinhee, no one else seemed to have approached them yet.

” Hyunseok, help people with your sister. ”

” Okay. Should I be careful? ”

” Yeah! ”

” Sister, I’ll deal with the demon. In the meantime, protect Hyunseok and the others. And be careful. Just in case. ”

I quietly whispered in my sister’s ear to tell her to be careful.

My sister nodded slightly as if she knew what I was telling her to be careful of, and together with Hyunseok, she led the others who were blocking the demons and left to protect the residents of the settlement.

After watching the two of them leave, I looked towards where the crying sound was coming from, and saw demons glaring at me from beyond the transparent glass display case.

” Phew, I don’t know how they tricked people into doing that this time… ”

He created twelve flame swords, Flamberg, and rushed at the demon.

All I could do for those people who had now turned into demons was to quickly send them to the gods in heaven.

*****

While Charlotte and her group were dealing with the demons in the exhibition hall, things were going pretty smoothly in the library.

This is because Yeonwoo was able to convince people by showing them the wounds she had personally received.

” Did you see it? If you look at the wound that has been healed but still remains like this, you will know that it is the wound you received back then.

The ability I have is to control the growth of plants. So, those of you who have worked with me here know that, right?

It’s impossible to fight with this ability. So I just made walls or created movement so that you can evacuate. ”

As Yeonwoo spoke calmly to the people, a man stepped forward from among them.

” I… Really… Are you sure about that…? ”

The man who attacked Yeon-woo was the father of a young child.

” Sir… Yes, it’s true. The child was looking for his mother. Crying, you know. So when I was trying to comfort him by hugging him… Well, you know what happened next, right? ”

” Ha… haha… is that so… the hell… since when… ”

As the man approached Yeonwoo with a blank smile, Jinseok tried to stop him, but Yeonwoo shook her head and stopped him.

” Sir, do you know where your wife is now? ”

” Wife…? Oh… Now that I think about it! I haven’t seen you since a while ago… ”

” Right now, my brother and the people are heading out to find my wife. And… what we’re thinking is… can we talk about it later? ”

The man slowly lowered his head, then nodded slowly while sobbing.

But at that moment! A few people shouted among the people.

” Don’t fall for the words! How do you know if the wound was caused by that or not! ”

” That’s right! I got hurt earlier too, but after the ‘Saint’ healed me, I don’t even have a scar!!! ”

At that voice, people began to stir again.

” Sure… I had a scar too, but I didn’t have a scar after that, right? ”

” Ma… That’s right! If it was treated the same way, shouldn’t there be no scars? ”

” But Yeonwoo’s words also make sense… ”

” Haven’t you been hearing a ‘gurgling’ sound since earlier? ”

As one man began to report hearing strange sounds, people nearby also began to listen in.

People turned their heads towards the sound of teeth gritting as they swallowed the saliva that kept coming in and the sound of something being torn and broken in their bodies.

There was a person there… drooling and groaning, wiggling his body from side to side, and soon his movements became more and more intense.

no,

There were people ‘ . ‘

When people who suddenly started having seizures like that appeared among the people gathered in the library, the people around them slowly tried to leave the place.

But unfortunately at that moment! The people who were squirming and trembling with a ‘Grrr’ sound gradually inflated their bodies and soon their clothes were torn with a ‘Crunch’ sound.

The hair began to turn black, the whites of the eyes turned black, and the black pupils turned red.

And soon they started to point their sharp claws and fingernails at the people nearby.

” Gyaaaah! ”

” What… What is this! Why is there a person! A devil…!!!! ”

Was it a person who screamed and turned into a demon or a demon disguised as a person?

Yeonwoo shouted loudly as she saw people running towards the door to avoid them.

” Calm down! Everyone! ”

As she said this, she placed her hand on the ground and began to use her powers to attach the demons to the wall with vines.

” Stay calm and evacuate according to our instructions! ”

” Slow down while Yeonwoo is blocking you! Please follow our instructions! If you act hastily, it will be more dangerous! ”

Jinseok also started to lead Yeonwoo out of the library, holding people’s hands one by one and calming them down.

Obviously, it was a situation where they could have rushed out and left, but thanks to the time they had spent with Yeonwoo and Jinseok, people were listening to them and following their instructions.

However, as the demons that had been attached to the wall with vines began to struggle to break free one by one, people’s movements gradually became busier.

” Lord… I don’t want to die!!! ”

” Oh my! I don’t… I don’t want this kind of place anymore!!! ”

Eventually, people started moving hurriedly while following the instructions, and it soon turned into a mess.

” Everyone! Calm down! We have people stationed outside, so don’t worry…! ”

” Even so, I’ve already been broken through and am in this state, so how can I endure it!! ”

As Jinseok was speechless at those words, someone started to walk out in a proud manner, pushing past the people in front of him, which made people even more anxious.

Everyone was running towards the door, and the wind was blowing through it, which started to slow them down.

Not being able to miss it, he cut the vines with his sharp nails and stabbed the back of the person at the very back of the line with a ‘thud! thud!’ sound as he stomped on the ground.

” Kkaaaak!! ”

People screamed at the back and a fountain of blood poured out towards the people in front, and people ran out screaming even more.

There were more and more people who were pushed by the crowd and fell to their deaths, or were eventually pushed back and attacked by demons.

” Ah… No! ”

Yeonwoo tried to use her abilities to block the demons, but unlike the situation just before where she succeeded by surprise, she was unable to keep up with the movements of the Lycan Stropes who noticed and moved quickly.

From behind the line of people trying to escape, red blood slowly spread out, dyeing the library.

The bookshelves began to become stained with people’s blood, flesh, and internal organs, and as it did so, the people’s screams grew louder, and even the guides ended up falling victim to the devil.

” Yeonwoo, let’s hurry up too… ”

” No! You have to guard it until everyone gets out! ”

” But…! ”

” Jinseok, if we move from here now, we’ll lose trust. For now, you and the person guiding us should get out. ”

However, Jinseok shook his head from side to side and stood next to her.

” Okay. How can I leave you behind? First, I’ll tell the others to leave. ”

” There’s no need… to do that.”

Jinseok grabbed Yeonwoo’s hand tightly and grabbed her shoulder.

” What are you talking about while shaking like this? Okay, can you hit the wall? Let’s use the remaining bookshelf. ”

” Yeah, thanks. ”

Watching people leave, Yeonwoo, under Jinseok’s instructions, quickly started to build a wall to block the approach of the demons.

Thanks to that, we were able to reduce casualties by building a wall until everyone was out.

” Okay, let’s go now! ”

” Yeah! ”

However, as they were about to turn around and leave, there was a devil laughing mockingly in front of them.

In the hands of that demon, the father of the child who had approached Yeon-woo was held unconscious.

The demon placed his claws on their neck and looked at them with an even more vile expression.